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#DE47FD

#DE47FD is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 27.8% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 290°, with 98% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DE47FD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DE47FD
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #DE47FD?

#DE47FD is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 27.8% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 290°, with 98% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DE47FD in RGB?

#DE47FD is rgb(222, 71, 253): 222 red, 71 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DE47FD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(12, 72, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DE47FD?

PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #DE47FD?

Its complement #16A500 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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